#999989

Color #999989

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#999989

RGB

rgb(153, 153, 137)

HSL

hsl(60, 7.3%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 10.5%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 10.5%, 40%)

LAB

lab(62.81, -2.93, 8.42)

LCH

lch(62.81, 8.92, 109.19)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0229, 107.01)

HWB

hwb(60, 53.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898999

Analogous

#999189

#999989

#919989

Triadic

#999989

#899999

#998999

Split-complementary

#999989

#899199

#918999

Tetradic

#999989

#899989

#898999

#998999

Square

#999989

#899991

#898999

#998991

Shades

Color #999989 mixed toward black.

#828270

#68685a

#4e4e43

#34342d

#1a1a16

Tints

Color #999989 mixed toward white.

#aaaa9d

#bbbbb0

#ccccc4

#ddddd8

#eeeeeb

Tones

Color #999989 mixed toward gray.

#98988a

#96968c

#95958d

#94948e

#929290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99998d · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#99998e · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#999091 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 7.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #999989;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#999989]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#999989 (#999989) is rgb(153, 153, 137) in RGB.

No, #999989 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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